Corporate Communications Internship | Kent, Ohio

Position Overview

As one of the oldest and largest employee-owned companies in the U.S., Davey Tree has a reputation of excellence in the green industry. Here, our employees work together to provide diversified tree services, grounds maintenance, and environmental services throughout North America. We are looking for a motivated, self-driven and enthusiastic intern to work in our Kent, Ohio, office and help us tell Davey’s story to our clients, employees, and the larger green industry.

Ideal candidate can begin as early as January 20th, 2025. 

Job Duties

This 24-hours per week position will work primarily with the corporate communications staff to capture stories that reinforce the Davey Company’s mission, vision and core values while aligning with our brand and marketing objectives. This position will be expected to capture these stories in their most relevant medium and relay the final, polished version to a mix of internal and external audiences through a variety of communication channels. This role is required to function well while managing individual assignments but also is expected to collaborate and integrate strongly with a team on larger initiatives. It is necessary for this position to excel at meeting deadlines while keeping multiple projects moving forward simultaneously. Attention to detail and exceptional personal and professional organization is a must.

Responsibilities include:

• Interviewing Davey employees in-person, on the phone, on camera, or on teleconference software on a broad scope of topics including but not limited to Davey’s research-driven tree services, grounds maintenance and environmental services provided to clients in the residential, utility, commercial and environmental markets.
• Writing feature stories and news briefs for Davey’s 114-year-old employee magazine, The Davey Bulletin. Writing responsibilities for the Bulletin also include formatting client letter submissions, writing employee retirement, death, and birth announcements. Acquiring photographs, portraits and other visual elements are included in this responsibility.
• Contributing to Davey’s social media team’s content responsibilities through creation of a variety of multimedia content, including but not limited to infographics, videos, and photo illustrations to be shared on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
• Assisting with creation of and/or sharing content with the team responsible for managing Davey’s internal, companywide communications smartphone app, DaveyConnect.
• Coordinating internal reviews of final content pieces with members of the corporate communications team and other employees and project stakeholders.
• Collaboration on campaigns driven by the corporate communications team related to green industry events and initiatives that can include content brainstorming, content creation, content delivery and event support which can include event preparation, set-up, staffing and tear-down. Occasional travel may be required.

Ideal Experience

• Has excellent communication skills.
• Has prior professional or college-level experience in content creation, professional communications, public relations, or journalism roles.
• Knows and understands their “voice” as a storyteller.
• Can relay a clear, concise, and interesting message.
• Is familiar with AP Style.
• Has working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, Teams, Outlook, and Word.
• Is a good note-taker.
• Can accept edits objectively.
• Does not rely on an editor for grammatical corrections.
• Is willing to lend a hand on projects outside their scope of work.
• Envisions growing their responsibilities and developing as a communications professional.
• Has a strong work ethic and is motivated to build a career at Davey.

NOTE: This position is based in the corporate office in Kent, Ohio.

Qualifications

Required:

1. Applicants must submit one or more writing samples showcasing their ability to report on and write news stories. Include the sample(s) with your cover letter or resume, either pasted in full or if the sample is on a website, include a clear, fully written out URL to the website where the sample is housed. 
2. This is an in-person, paid 24-hours per week internship in Davey’s Kent, Ohio office location. Remote work is not an option for this position.

Company Overview

Invest in your future. Join one of the largest employee-owned companies in the nation!  Davey has a unique culture that focuses on the open exchange of ideas, community partnerships, a commitment to safety, and delivering unrivaled client service while acting as industry leaders in horticultural and environmental services.

Divisional Overview